@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):

                 result = dict(failed=True, msg=args['msg'])

             else:

                 result = dict(msg=args['msg'])

-        elif 'var' in args:

+        elif 'var' in args and not utils.LOOKUP_REGEX.search(args['var']):

             results = template.template(self.basedir, "{{ %s }}" % args['var'], inject)

             result[args['var']] = results

@@ -1257,7 +1257,10 @@ def listify_lookup_plugin_terms(terms, basedir, inject):

         #    with_items: {{ alist }}

         stripped = terms.strip()

-        if not (stripped.startswith('{') or stripped.startswith('[')) and not stripped.startswith("/") and not stripped.startswith('set(['):

+        if not (stripped.startswith('{') or stripped.startswith('[')) and \

+           not stripped.startswith("/") and \

+           not stripped.startswith('set([') and \

+           not LOOKUP_REGEX.search(terms):

             # if not already a list, get ready to evaluate with Jinja2

             # not sure why the "/" is in above code :)

             try: